The Annunciation Church community starts preparing months in advance to make thousands of pastries in several varieties sold at the annual Greek Festival, held May 8 and 9 this year.

It’s peak spring this Saturday, with events galore scheduled. 

HighTee is leaning into high tea, and Raymah Café opens in a long-vacant former Applebee’s.

A near-perfect night in Downtown Memphis started with the fried chicken sandwich from South of Beale Downtown. 

“I normally would have said no to a skewered sea creature, but as The Daily Memphian’s new food reporter, I know there are times I’ll need to get out of my culinary comfort zone.”

Historically, West Tennessee has been known for commodity crops such as soy, corn and especially cotton. But in recent years, an increasing number of area farmers have started growing specialty crops — like peaches — because they’re more profitable per acre.

“We’re trying to combat loneliness,” said the operator of Second Helpings Cafe. 

For the first time at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, pitmasters this year will cook on an open-flame in a live-fire competition. 

Ghost River Brewery & Taproom opened on Beale Street in 2021. The company will focus on its newly-expanded South Main location.

A new research project done by the University of Memphis scientists could save West Tennessee farmers by helping identify when a disease outbreak threatens their peach crop. 

Shuxia Guo believed in herself when no one else would. Now, Memphis dumpling lovers are reaping the benefits.

Google search queries about meeting people and “how to make friends” are at all-time highs this year. A few Memphians have ideas on how to make it happen. 

Plus, we’ve got two tricks to selecting ripe avocados at the store, and also the chef shares how to keep the guac from turning brown.

It’s all openings this week with TacoNGanas, Bloom Bakery & Cafe, Playa Bowls and Brain Food Memphis.

Kat’s Sourdough and Juice Bar owner Kat Alaina started her flour-based career as a gluten-sensitive mom who needed a bit of extra cash for her four kids’ Christmas presents. 

This week’s Table Talk comes to you from Sophia Surrett, The Daily Memphian’s new food and restaurant reporter.

The upcoming expansion marks a major milestone for a business that, according to the company’s website, began quite literally with a sack of oysters and the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A New Uptown bar will open in an existing event space.

Baker’s son Austin Baker said his father told him, “we are all stewards. Everything we own, someone’s owned before us, and someone will own it when we’re gone. It’s up to us to pay it forward while we’re here.” 

The location in Southaven will remain open, they said.

When life gives you pizza dough, make panuzzo.

Many vodka sauce recipes start with tomato paste, but the one from Bardog Tavern and Aldo’s Pizza Pies starts with a marinara.

Ice cream and more on its American Way, Rotolo’s Lakeland grand opening and Roll With It in Whitehaven.